The Portland daily press., 1887-09-02

InlS TACT gives the new theory considerable
weight. 1t is thought by some that when he
| took the registered bonds he did not under
| stand their wOrthlessness in the hands of
| others than the bank treasurer, and that af-
ter becoming acquainted with that fact he
did not find opportunityto to replace them in
the chest, as it was always kept locked ex-
cept the first day Of each month when cou-
| pons were cut. 1t is known that the clerk
was aware that the registered bonds were
not negotiable, because in conversation with
Saco young man, recently, touching the re-
| sponsibility of bank clerk, he said: ''Oh,
there is not as much real cash in there as the
documents represent. tFOr instance, there
is large amount of United States registered
bonds, and they are worth no more to any
body but the bank than so much brown pa
per-"
Disposition of the Plumber.
If, as the bank officers are now led to be-
lieve, young McNeally stole the bonds from
the strong box on the first day of August,
when the coupons were being cut, a questio
arises as to what disposition he had made of
his plunder. The municipal, railroad and
other bonds in his possession were worth
just the money they represented. 1t is
known that he has made frequent visits to
Portland during the month just ended. and
those visits were in greater or lesser de-
gree made IN secrecy. Last Saturday a
AllCliu ilcb 11CNcdllJ Ou tIdlu dL Olu
chard and the two rode together to Saco.
McNeally had been in Portland. When
they arrived at the Saco station he wanted
to ride over TO Biddeford and walk back, as
he die not wish to be seen getting off at Saco.
The friend did not agree to the proposition
and Frank got off before the. train started
for Biddeford.
What President coodaIe Said.
In an interview with a reporter, President
Goodale said: "We hold no bond from Mr..
Kelly except that for personal honor. and
none from McNeally. 1t will be question
for lawyer to settle, but for myself l be-
lieve that we cannot hold Mr. Kelly respon-
sible any more than If the vaults had been
broken open. 1t was through no fault of
his that the loss occurred, and he stands as
high as ever in our esteem and favor"
Have you taken note of any possible abb
| straction of money by McNeally through
the entry of money on books of depositors
and not on the books of the bank?' was
asked
IF money had been taken in that way"
was the reply, I'VE should have no means Of
knowing it until the depositors' books were
presented for balancing. / do not think it
likely that money has been taken in that
way, for no evidence of a wrong entry has
| come to light
"Can you advance any motive for the act ?"
No, / cannot; the indications as to
whether or not the robbery was deliberately
Planned are very contradictory. Why he
should take the government tonds, which he
knew were worthless, and overlook some
$4,000 IN gold and bills | cannot explain.
nor shall attempt to-"
Whereabouts of the Criminal.
A telegram was received from Harry Me-
Neatly. brother of the absccnding clerk to-
day. Harry is in Montreal and has searched
every hotel and boarding house but has seen
no trace of the criminal. A number of Mon
treal detectives are searching the Dominion.
The telegram was placed in the hands of
Detective True in Saco.
| IL was thought possible that he had taken
| q Nova Scotia steamer from Boston Tues
| day. A telegram from Yarmouth says that
no one answering the description of Nc
Neatly landed from the Boston steamer
| wednesday morning Detective Griffin
made careful examination of the vessel but
there is no doubt that the defaulter did not
leave Boston on her.
1t rumored today that McNeally might
have sailed for Liverpool He had often
stated desire to visit England, and had
| told q Saco young lady within a few days
that he might be in Liverpool this fall. He
| could not have sailed from Boston this week,
as the steamers leave only on Thursdays.
However. he might have gone TO some other
| port or have shipped on some vessel leaving
I -
| Being asked his opinion as to McNeally's
/ whereabouts, Detective True said it was his
firm belief that he was either in Montreal or
had gone to Manitoba, and was inclined to
/ think that he had set out for the latter place
"But you may rest assured of enc thing" ne
said, "and that is he will be arrested Within
| week and brought back home. Every place
| that he is at all likely to have fed to is sur
rounded, and his capture Is among the GER
| tainties."
McNealIy's Reputation.
| Il is said that at the time he worked at n
leading hotel at Old Orchard, articles and
| small sums of money were stolen from the
house at various times. Suspicious finally
rested upon McNeally, his trunk was
searched and the articles, or some of them
| at least, were found In it. Again. n man
| who used to board at young McNeally's
| home missed sums Of money from his room
from time to time, and suspecting that
| Frank was the thief he taxed him with the
guilt at first, but finally broke down. con-
| fessed all and on his knees begged his ac-
cuser to keep the matter secret, promising
to reform. This gentleman has never
breathed word concerning the occurrence
until within day or two.
A reporter for the PRESS asked promin-
| enL broker VI tulo City yesterday III any oil
the $685. 900 worth of registered U. S. bonds
could be disposed of by McNeally to
parties in Portland
The gentleman said he did not see how it
was possible for him to do so when one con-
sidered the safeguards that hedged them
about The bonds would first have 10 be
signed by the treasurer of the Savings Insti-
tuition, and then acknowledged before the
president or cashier Of another bank, and
the seal of the bank affixed to them, before
they would be negotiable. Furthermore
there would have to be copy of the resolu-
tions passed by the board of trustees Of the
bank, under seal, authorizing the treasurer
to make such sale and assignment The
gentleman cited the case of corporation in
this city that tried to sell his firm some
registered bonds short time ago, and al.
though everything was done that seemed
necessary, the government wouldn't re-